Softball Warriors again are queens of the countyGeorge's 1-hitter stymies Hillsborough

WARREN TWP. - Compared to the glory that was
the spring of 2001, this has been a bit of a rough season for
Watchung Hills' Regional High School's softball team. During the
regular season, the Warriors lost to several teams they normally
defeat.

But in at least one case, payback has been
achieved. On Saturday, May 18, Watchung Hills repeated as Somerset
County champions with a 3-0 shutout of Hillsborough at North Branch
Park behind the stellar pitching of Kristin George. She fired a
one-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks. The only Raider hit
came to open the second inning.

Hillsborough was top seed in the tournament,
including two victories over the Warriors. Both of those games were
pitched by Kelly Filippone, who was the winning pitcher in last
year's county title game. This time, George received the assignment
and the sophomore caught the Raiders off-guard.

Watchung Hills scored the only run it would
need in the fourth inning, when first baseman Jen Krause came home
on one of the Raiders' two errors. In the sixth, left fielder Sara
Shipman singled in a run and senior third baseman Jen Grys doubled
home another.

That compensated for an otherwise
frustrating evening on offense, as the Warriors stranded 10
baserunners.

The Warriors lost a 2-1 squeaker to North
Hunterdon in Clinton Township on Thursday, May 16. Shipman hit a
single and scored the only run for Watchung Hills.

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